The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-18
BULL FIGHTING.
sketch of n "charming" Spectacle
mt Havana.

highest of the two with manifest an
guish maintained himself in the saddle
and eventually with no other i'll conse-
quence than his fright accomplished,
with his companion, the duty of open
ing the door for the entry Of the caval-
cade. Nlazzantini and Bienvenida led
fhe march, the former in a magnificent
costume of green and gold (the first of
seventy announced), and tho latter in n
dress of silver and some indelinable
color Behind them were their troupe.
Three or four dogs that had found their
way into the arena, were driven out.
AL took their places. The clarion
sounded again and Montesino, bull of
the Miura drove, sprang into the arena
"a large. lean animal, with distended
postrils and fine vigorous action. Nine
Zines he had charged the mounted men,
Badila and Sanchez, making the pro-
ceedngs so lively for them that they
were fain TO call to their aid Cantares,
who was waiting in reserve. Badila
succeeded in placing in the bulls neck
and shoulders three banderlllas - or
short darts with streamers attached
dropped and had four falls; Sanchez
made three of his darts stick in the bull,
got three tumbles. and had his horse
killed, and Cantares got in two darts,
dropped his whip twice, and finally left
his WORKOUT old horse cad in the ring.
The bull though naturally somewhat
annoyed by the things sticking in his
hide, seemed to be having things pref
ty much his own way unit Luis stepped
into the ring and insulted him with a
red jacket, 30 drawing his attention
from the other man, and with art and
furious serenity evading his ayenging
rush. Two new assistants, Barbi and
Mezzantni III. Tomas). won the plau-
dts of the crowd by their audacious
worrying of the now weary Montesino.
The supreme moment arrived. The
bull stationed himself near the dead
horses and refused any more futile en-
beavers to gore his agil t0rmentors.
Louis, an accomplished matador, went
to him with that exasperating red cloth
again and tempted him to nine fruitless
rushcs at it, Eventually one of those
dashcs was stopped by long, keen
blade that flashed for an instant in the
matadors hand and then was buried in
the bulls neck, and the animal fell
dead. Some persons among the spec
tators (whom the chronicler stigmatizes
as ''Zulus') believed that the beast s
throat was cut-which would have been
an inartistic linish-because torrent
of blood poured from his mouth, but the
intelligent public knew better, aud APP
plaudcd Luis, and threw many cigars
20 him.
The second bull was Mancheguito Of
Che Nandiu herd, black, lean, treacher-
Gus, with face like cows, short
horned, with a great-toupee of hair
over his eyes. In an ugly manner he
received seven attacks by Badila, San
chez, and Cantares, and IN return gave
them four tumbles and killed one horse,
but in mere retaliation, uncertain of
exercise, and without ferocity. Primito
and Lopez, attacking him from oppo-
site sides, managed to plant three pairs
of darts in his hide, evaiding adroitly
his short dashes ut them The ground
was carpeted with jackets dropped be-
fore him. Luis crowned the measure
OF the brute's disgust with the proceed
5ngs by kncelng before him. as If in
alteration of his toupee, and then, when
tossing him seemed most certain and
easy. quietly getting out Of the way and
Throwing gravel in his nose. Then the
keen sword flashed again and the sec
ond bull fell dead.
The fifth victim, Pinero was little
more than a calf merely fit to give an
idea of what he might have done II
they had let him live until his horns
were fully grown. Ho bounded out
with animation and was met by Luis.
who encouraged his activity with half a
dozen fiery darts. TO the enthusiastic
admiration of everybody but poor Pr
nero. But. young as he was, the bull
hustled people around with all their
available celebrity. Cantares he landed
on his head and Can.ares' horse he kill
"a Padila stuck a counle of nice keen